Hi there we had searay sundancer 260 we all ways had our weeks away on the boat with a little lad was great fun fuel used was cheaper then family flights away and your on your toy we left Poole harbour and done the Solent went to portsomoth fisrt for few days then to cowe s then to lymmton then Yarmouth and heading back on Sunday for a last day at stuland by Harry rocks was so great fuel and Behring for week was around 600 for the with food cheap week away need any more help call me or email me one year water was so flat we stopped anchor down and had lunch out in the Solent then a swim after dinner starting the engine then of to gumworthquay great bars food shopping for the girls while we put our feet up on the deck

You cant beat Poole for a great base to explore from, you have access to Poole Harbour and can cruise the Jurrassic coast, chapmans pool, lulworth cover, durdle door, Weymouth, swanage plus the solent, isle of wight cowes, Yarmouth, Southampton, beaulieu river, lymington, etc etc and some great beaches at sandbanks, studland and shell bay etc.

Plenty of marinas, my suggestions would be give them a call and see if they do 'holiday berths or parks' Rockley Boat Park, Cobbs Quay, Parkstone Bay etc.

South Devon is good - from Brixham Dartmouth, Salcombe Teignmouth & Exmouth are all within reach plus some really good beaches. Also Torbay is relatively sheltered apart from Easterlies. Looads of stuff to do if the conditions aren't too good for boating

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